I. Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following sentences. (2pts)

1. If you didn’t use “netlingo” too often, I …………..……. your messages better.

A. understand                    B. will understand              C. would understand         D. would have understood

2.It is reported that emissions of pollutants in the air can ……..………… to major health risks.

A. damage                         B. come close                   C. expose                          D. cause

3. John is talking to Sally about the news he watched on TV last night.

    John: “The whole village was submerged in the flood.”

    Sally: “……..………….”

A.That’s awful!                  B.That’s surprising!           C.My fault.                         D. That’s a relief!

4. Joe finds watching thrillers …………..……. .

A.frightened                       B.frighten                           C.frightening                      D. frighteningly

5.The competition attracted a large …………..……. of carpenters from the whole country.
A. deal                               B. amount                          C. lot                                  D.number

6. All people should join hands in protecting the environment ………..………. we can gain better health.

A. because                        B. so that                           C. although                        D. with a view to

7.When you arrive, I …………..……. firework displays by Han River.

A. will be watching            B. was watching                C. watched                        D. will have watched

8. The population of our city today is……..………… before 1975.

A. as 60% much as           B. 60% as much as           C. more 60% than that      D. 60% as much as that

9. Have a piece of chocolate, ……..…………?

A. do you                           B. haven’t you                   C.will you                           D. don’t you

10. When my parents traveled to Singapore, they bought me a/an ……..………… piano.

A.ancient precious wooden                                         B. wooden ancient precious

C. wooden precious ancient                                        D. precious ancient wooden

11. What’s the point of ……..…………  by an engineer? I can do the repair myself. 

A. removing the faults                                                  B.having the fault removed

C. being removed the fault                                          D.having removed the fault

12.Of course an encyclopedia is not a book you read …..…………… .

A. from cover to cover                                                 B. from the start to the stop

C. from page to page                                                   D. from the top to the end

13. ……..…………  is that a chicken stands up to lay its egg.

A. Many people don’t realize that                                B. It is that many people don’t realize

C. What many people don’t realize                             D. Because many people don’t realize

14.……..…………  non – verbal language is ……..…………  important aspect of interpersonal communication.

A.The/ Ø                            B. A/ the                            C.Ø/ an                              D. The/ a

15. We were under no ……..…………  about how difficult it would be to achieve our aims.

A. illusions                         B. daydreams                    C.fantasies                        D. deceptions

16.The Thai live ……..…………  farming on their burnt-over land and wet-rice terraced fields.

A. in                                   B. for                                  C. with                               D. on

17. Debris was ……..………… for miles after the tornado touched down late Saturday.

A. evacuated                     B. collapsed                       C. scattered                       D. trapped

18. You……..………… look at other students’ work. It’s against the rules.

A. don’t have to                 B. mustn’t                          C.can’t                               D.shouldn’t

19.John:“Do you think that we should use public transportation to reduce pollution?”

      Laura: “……..…………”

A. Yes, it's an absurd idea.                                          B. I couldn’t agree with you less.

C. Well, I can’t agree with you more.                          D. Of course not. You bet.

20. He doesn’t seem to be successful ……..…………  hard he works.

A. whatever                       B. though                           C. but                                 D. however